A Brief
Historical Relation
&c.
by Narcissus Luttrell
1679 - July
In which Mr. Langhorn is Cutt Down, found Stripp'd & Whipt & there is Much Murmuring
July: The 9th his grace the duke of Monmouth arrived at Whitehall from Scotland, and went immediately for Windsor, to give his majestie an account how things stood in that kingdome.
This week the lord Peterborough and his lady went for Flanders, to visitt his royall highnesse.
One Boldron, servant to sir Thomas Gascoign is lately come in, and hath made considerable discoveries of a plott carrying on in the north by the papists there. On his information, severall warrants are issued out for the apprehaneding of diverse persons in those parts.
Mr. Langhorn, who was lately executed on account of the plott, stood on his innocence to the last; but when he was cutt down and stripp'd, 'twas found he had been disciplined or whipt ('tis thought) the reason was he had discovered the settlements of severall estates to popish uses.
Col. Sidney is gone his majesties envoy to Holland.
The late proclamation for dissolving the parliament is observed to want the words by the advice and consent of the privy councill, which, 'tis true was against their consent.
Sir George Wakeman, since his acquittall, is gone beyond sea, thinking it not safe to stay here, people murmering very much at his acquittal. And 'tis said there was no fair dealing in that affair; for the lord cheif justice Scrogs was at Windsor about it. Then there was a good jury impanelled, but they were never summoned, so that there were talesment there ready sho did the work, amongst whom 'tis said a considerable summ of money was distributed; and the Portugall ambassador was to wait on the lord cheif justice the day after Wakemans acquittall. Some scruple not to say his lordship had store of gold for this good peice of service.
The latter end of this month, the dutchesse of Cleaveland arrived here from France.
This week the lord Peterborough and his lady went for Flanders, to visitt his royall highnesse.
One Boldron, servant to sir Thomas Gascoign is lately come in, and hath made considerable discoveries of a plott carrying on in the north by the papists there. On his information, severall warrants are issued out for the apprehaneding of diverse persons in those parts.
Mr. Langhorn, who was lately executed on account of the plott, stood on his innocence to the last; but when he was cutt down and stripp'd, 'twas found he had been disciplined or whipt ('tis thought) the reason was he had discovered the settlements of severall estates to popish uses.
Col. Sidney is gone his majesties envoy to Holland.
The late proclamation for dissolving the parliament is observed to want the words by the advice and consent of the privy councill, which, 'tis true was against their consent.
Sir George Wakeman, since his acquittall, is gone beyond sea, thinking it not safe to stay here, people murmering very much at his acquittal. And 'tis said there was no fair dealing in that affair; for the lord cheif justice Scrogs was at Windsor about it. Then there was a good jury impanelled, but they were never summoned, so that there were talesment there ready sho did the work, amongst whom 'tis said a considerable summ of money was distributed; and the Portugall ambassador was to wait on the lord cheif justice the day after Wakemans acquittall. Some scruple not to say his lordship had store of gold for this good peice of service.
The latter end of this month, the dutchesse of Cleaveland arrived here from France.
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